This most expensive fountain pen
was created in 1999 by Caran d’Ache. He designed this pen to show his respect
and in the memory of Antoni Gaude a famous modernist architect that lived from
1852 until his death in 1926.

The La Modernista Diamonds fountain pen is made of
rhodium coated solid silver components, with an 18-carat gold nib and is covered
with 5072 full cut top Wesselton VS diamonds which total a whopping 20 carats.
There are 96 half cut rubies arranged on the top of cap, which forms the
monogram.

The pen was sold in Harrods, London through a Swiss
company, for $265,000 USD.